Simon Riggs wrote:
> pg_ctl -D test -U foo start
> pg_ctl -D test -W start
> pg_ctl -D test -w stop
> pg_ctl -D test -l fast stop
> etc.. (16 possible error combinations in total now checked)
I object to making these throw an error. It is very convenient to be
able to alter the command line from start to stop to reload etc.
without having to remove or rewrite all the options that are not really
relevant for that particular operation.
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Peter Eisentraut
http://developer.postgresql.org/~petere/